Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Limonium congestum (Ledeb.) Kuntze |
Synonyms | Statice congesta Ledeb. |
Habitat | dry rocks and scree |
Altitude | 2300-2700m |
Description | leaves basal, petiolate, oblong-ovate to lanceolate, 1-4cm, spikes dense, 10-20 spikelets with 2-5 flowers, bracts 2mm, broadly obovate |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Tuva ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLUMBAGINACEAE
|